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Celebrating Professor Gillian Creese’s career and retirement

Celebrating Professor Gillian Creese’s career and retirement

UBC Sociology celebrates the retirement of Dr. Gillian Creese, who has been a member of our UBC community and the departments of Sociology and GRSJ for over 35 years.

CIEDAR and UBC Health co-present “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic” dialogue session

CIEDAR and UBC Health co-present “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic” dialogue session

CIEDAR & UBC Health co-presented, “Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” last week with UBC Sociology Professor Kimberly Huyser organizing the event. The hybrid dialogue sessions discussed lessons learned about conducting research and Indigenous resilience during the pandemic with researchers based in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand. 

Congratulations to this year’s SSHRC scholarship recipients!

Congratulations to this year’s SSHRC scholarship recipients!

Congratulations to our students Lara Antebi, Jiaxin Gu, Carly Hamdon, Parker Muzzerall, and Mark Shakespear, who received SSHRC funding for their research projects!

Introducing our new Student Services Advisor Adalynn Mai

Introducing our new Student Services Advisor Adalynn Mai

We are thrilled to introduce Adalynn Mai, our new Student Services Advisor at UBC Sociology. Adalynn came to Sociology with a background in Science. Her main responsibilities are undergraduate and graduate student advising.

Welcome to our new Operations Coordinator Jasmin Acuña

Welcome to our new Operations Coordinator Jasmin Acuña

Jasmin Acuña provides support in Human Resources, Events, Health and Safety, General Administration, and Facilities (Access and Maintenance).

Welcome to UBC Sociology’s new Administrator Kate Lewis

Welcome to UBC Sociology’s new Administrator Kate Lewis

After over a decade of experience at UBC, where she’s worked in a variety of roles from Enrolment Services, the Faculty of Medicine, and most recently the Department of Linguistics, Kate Lewis takes over as our new Administrator.

Watch: Dr. Sarah Eaton presents her research on artificial intelligence and academic integrity.

Watch: Dr. Sarah Eaton presents her research on artificial intelligence and academic integrity.

Dr. Sarah Eaton presented her research in progress on artificial intelligence and academic integrity at our Sociology Research Forum on March 30, 2023. You can now watch a recording of that presentation via our YouTube channel.

Congratulations to our Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference prize winners

Congratulations to our Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference prize winners

Congratulations to Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference prize winners Hal Kowalewski, Emilia Heilakka and Teodora Marie Rawsthorne Eckmyn.

Watch: Our Honours students present their research at our 2023 Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference

Watch: Our Honours students present their research at our 2023 Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference

We had a fantastic lineup of student presentations at our Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference. Thanks to all of our Honours students who participated!

Working from home is a human rights issue, Prof. Sylvia Fuller tells CBC News

Working from home is a human rights issue, Prof. Sylvia Fuller tells CBC News

“It’s not just a convenience issue for people. It is a human rights issue, insofar as it maps onto folks with some disabilities [and] health conditions [who really need] that flexibility,” she said. “[There’s] a lot of people who are quietly still not wanting to get infected and wanting to protect their health and that of their family.”